S.L. 549.123 Art. 30S.L. 445.02.

In case of conflict between the scientific name and the common name of any specimen, the scientific name shall prevail.

FIRST SCHEDULE (Regulations 3, 5, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 20)

PROTECTED TREES

Part A

Table 1

The following trees are hereby protected in all locations in Malta:

SCIENTIFIC NAME MALTESE NAME ENGLISH NAME

Anagyris foetida Il-Fula tal-Klieb Bean Trefoil Tree; Mediterranean Stinkwood Celtis australis Il-Buglar; iċ-Ċeltis Southern Nettle Tree Ephedra fragilis L-Efedra Shrubby Horsetail; Joint Pine Fraxinus angustifolia Il-Fraxxnu; is-Siġar Narrow-Leaved Ash tal-Paċenzja

Lycium spp., including: L-Għawseġ Mediterranean Tea-Tree; Lycium barbarum Tea-Tree; Boxthorn; Lycium europaeum Southern Boxthorn Lycium intricatum Lycium schweinfurthii Mespilus germanica Fomm il-Lipp; Omm Medlar; Mediterranean il-Epp; In-Naspli Medlar t-Tedeski Paliurus spina-christi Ix-Xewk tal-Kuruna; Christ’s Thorn Tree Ix-Xewk ta’ Kristu Phillyrea latifolia L-Olivastru; il-Fillirja Mock Privet; Jasmine Box Phillyrea media L-Olivastru; il-Fillirja Mock Privet; Jasmine Box Pistacia x saportae Id-Deru l-Bagħal Hybrid Mastic Tree Pistacia terebinthus Il-Botna; Terebinth; Turpentine L-Iskornabekk;Is-Siġar Tree tat-Turpentina; It-Trementina; Is-Siġar tal-Fosdoq; it-Terebintu Prunus mahaleb Iċ-Ċirasa Bagħlija; Mahaleb Cherry; St [= Cerasus mahaleb; Iċ-Ċirasa s-Selvaġġa Lucie Cherry Druparia mahaleb] Prunus spinosa Il-Prajn tax-Xewk Sloe; Blackthorn Prunus x dasycarpa Iż-Żabrikott Black Apricot Pyrus amygdaliformis Il-Lanġas Selvaġġ Almond-Leaved Pear Pyrus pyraster Il-Lanġas Bagħal; Wild Pear il-Lanġas Selvaġġ Pyrus syriaca Il-Lanġas Selvaġġ Syrian Pear Quercus ilex Il-Balluta; Is-Siġar Holm Oak; Evergreen tal-Ġandar Oak Rhamnus oleoides Iż-Żiju Lesser Buckthorn; Olive-Leaved Buckthorn Rhus coriaria Ix-Xumakk tal-Konz Common Sumach Salix alba s.l. Iż-Żafżafa; Iż-Żafżafa White Willow l-Kbira; Iż-Żafżafa l-Bajda Salix pedicellata Iż-Żafżafa ż-Żgħira Mediterranean Willow Sorbus aucuparia Iż-Żorba s-Selvaġġa Rowan; Mountain Ash Sorbus domestica Iż-Żorba Service Tree Spartium junceum Il-Ġenista s-Safra Spanish Broom Tetraclinis articulata L-Għargħar Arartree;SandaracGum Tree; Mediterranean Alerce; Barbary Arbor-Vitae Ulmus canescens In-Nemmiesa; Is-Siġar Hoary Elm; [=Ulmus minor subsp. tan-Nemus; l-Ulmu; Grey-Leaved Elm canescens] l-Ulmu ta’ Malta Ulmus spp., including: L-Ulmu Elm Trees Ulmus americana Ulmus laevis Ulmus minor s.str. Ulmus glabra Ulmus procera Vitex agnus-castus L-Għadiba; Il-Virgi; Chaste Tree; Virgin Il-Bżar tal-Patrijiet; Bush. L-Għadbiera; Is-Siġar tal-Virgi

Table 2

The following species are protected within protected areas, in ODZ, in green areas, and in natural or rural/green enclaves in an urban area (development zone), or in urban public open spaces:

x Provided that the species marked with a cross ( ) are not protected if horticulturally grown:

Provided further that the species marked with an asterisk (*) are not protected if planted for agricultural purposes for fruit or oil production in a field registered for agricultural use with the Agriculture Directorate and used by a registered farmer.

SCIENTIFIC NAME MALTESE NAME ENGLISH NAME

Arbutus unedo L-Imbragla Strawberry Tree; Cane Apple; Western Arbutus Ceratonia siliqua Il-Ħarruba Carob Cercis siliquastrum Is-Siġra ta’ Ġuda; Judas Tree; il-Ħarrub ta’ Ġuda Mediterranean Redbud Chamaerops humilis Il-Ġummara Dwarf Fan Palm Crataegus azarolus L-Għanżalor Azarole; Crete Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Iż-Żagħrun Whithorn; Common Hawthorn Crataegus x l-Għanżalor Selvaġġ Hybrid Hawthorn ruscinonensis Cupressus sempervirens Iċ-Ċipress Italian Cypress Cydonia oblonga L-Isfarġel Quince Juniperus macrocarpa Il-Ġnibru x-Xewwieki Large Fruited Juniper [= Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. macrocarpa] Juniperus oxycedrus Il-Ġnibru x-Xewwieki Prickly Juniper; Cade Juniper; Prickly Cedar; Sharp Cedar Juniperus phoenicea s.l., Il-Ġnibru; Il-Ġniepru; Phoenician Juniper including Juniperus L-Għargħar turbinata Laurus nobilis Ir-Randa Bay Laurel; Sweet Bay Malus pumila s.l.* Is-Siġar tat-Tuffieħ; Apple Tree* [= Malus domestica s.l.; Il-Pumiċella; Pyrus malus s.l.] It-Tuffieħa tal-Billudja* Malus sylvestris* It-Tuffieħ Selvaġġ* European Crab Apple; Wild Apple* Morus alba* Is-Siġar taċ-Ċawsli* White Mulberry* Morus nigra* Is-Siġar tat-Tut* Black Mulberry* Myrtus communis Ir-Riħan Myrtle x Id-Difla; Siġret x Nerium oleander Oleander il-Ġarab; Siġret il-Bass; Is-Siġar tal-Wirdien; x l-Oleandru Olea europaea s.l.* Iż-Żebbuġa; Olive* Iż-Żejtuna* Olea oleaster s.l., Iż-Żebbuġ Selvaġġ Wild Olive; Oleaster including Olea europaea var. sylvestris Phoenix dactylifera Il-Palm tat-Tamar; Date Palm In-Naħla; Is-Siġar tat-Tamar Pinus spp., including Iż-Żnuber; Is-Siġar Pines Pinus halepensis tal-Prinjol; Is-Siġar ta’ l-Arżnu; l-Arżnu s-Selvaġġ Pistacia lentiscus Id-Deru; Id-Deluwa Lentisk; Mastic Tree Populus alba Il-Luqa; Is-Siġar White Poplar taċ-Ċopp Prunus armeniaca* Is-Siġra tal-Berquq; Apricot; Armenian [= Armeniaca vulgaris; Il-Lixandrina* Plum* Amygdalus armeniaca] Prunus avium* Iċ-Ċirasa; l-Amarena* Wild Cherry; Sweet [= Cerasus avium; Cherry; Gean* Prunus cerasus var. avium] Prunus cerasifera s.l.*, Iċ-Ċuplamm; Cherry Plum; including Prunus l-Għanbaqar il-Kbir* Myrobalan Plum* myrobalana* Prunus cerasus* Iċ-Ċirasa s-Selvaġġa* Dwarf Cherry; Sour [= Cerasus vulgaris] Cherry; Tart Cherry* Prunus domestica s.l.*, Il-Prajn; Plum Tree; Prune Tree; including Prunus l-Għanbaqar; Bullace; Damascene; institia* Il-Prajjen; Il-Pruna; Damson; Greengage* [= Druparia prunus; Is-Sużina * Drupariainstitia;Prunus communis s.l.] Prunus dulcis s.l.* Is-Siġra tal-Lewż* Common Almond* [= Amygdalus communis] Prunus persica s.l.* Il-Ħawħa* Peach Tree* [= Persica vulgaris s.l.; Amygdalus persica s.l.] Prunus persica var. In-Nuċiprisk; Nectarine Tree* nucipersica* l-Anċiprisk; [= Persica nucipersica] Iċ-Ċiprisk* Punica granatum* Is-Siġartar-Rummien; Pomegranate* Is-Siġar tal-Bullar* Pyrus communis* Il-Lanġasa; European Pear Tree* [= Pyrus domestica] Il-Bergamotta; Il-Butira; Il-Maskarella; Il-Bambinella; l-Anġilka; l-Ottobrina* Quercus calliprinos Il-Balluta x-Xewwikija Palestine Oak; Eastern Kermes Oak Quercus coccifera Il-Balluta x-Xewwikija Kermes Oak Quercus suber Is-Siġar tas-Sufra; Cork Oak Il-Balluta tas-Sufra Rhamnus alaternus L-Alaternu Mediterranean Buckthorn Sambucus ebulus In-Nittiena; Is-Sebuqa Dwarf Elder Selvaġġa Sambucus nigra Is-Sambuka; Common Elder Is-Sebuqa; Is-Sebuqa l-Kbira Tamarix spp., Il-Bruka; It-Tarfa Tamarisks including Tamarix africana Viburnum tinus Il-Meruna; Laurustinus Il-Viburnu Ziziphus zizyphus Iż-Żinżel Jujube [= Ziziphus jujuba]

Part B

Without prejudice to the Table 1 and Table 2 the following are hereby protected:

(i) all trees that are visible on the 1967 aerial photos or are more than fifty (50) years of age, are protected if located within protected areas, ODZ, within an Urban Conservation Area (UCA) or in an urban public open space;

(ii) trees, woodlands and sites of historic or antiquarian importance as listed in the List of Historical Trees

Having an Antiquarian Importance Order;

(iii) trees, woodlands and sites or their biological diversity protected under regulation 7, as directed by the relevant notice issued under that regulation or any other protected area;

(iv) trees, woodlands and sites protected by a Tree Preservation Order or by an approved management plan for a protected area, as directed by such Order or Plan; and

(v) the Indian fig or Ficus (Ficus microcarpa s.l., = Ficus retusa; Ficus nitida) trees are protected in urban public open spaces:

Provided that in the competent authority’s opinion these are not causing any damage or adverse effect to the environment or to structures or features of natural or cultural heritage value:

Provided further that unless otherwise specified in the relevant notice, Order or Plan, the protection provided by points (iii) and (iv) shall not apply to trees listed in the Second Schedule. SECOND SCHEDULE

(Regulations 9, 10, 11, 12 and 15)

INVASIVE, ALIEN OR ENVIRONMENTALLY-INCOMPATIBLE SPECIES

The species listed below shall be subject to the provisions of regulation 9, however trees belonging to the species marked with the sign (†) shall be protected in urban public open spaces.

SCIENTIFIC NAME MALTESE NAME ENGLISH NAME

All Acacia and Acacia spp. L-Akaċja kollha Wattle trees

Tree-of-Heaven; Ailanthus altissima Ix-Xumakk; Ix-Xumakk False Sumach; [= Ailanthus glandulosa] Falz Japanese Varnish Tree All Australian Pine Casuarina spp. Il-Każwarina kollha Tree and Sheoaks L-Ewkaliptus inkluż is- All Eucalypt Trees, Eucalyptus spp. † Siġar tal-Gamiem including Gum Trees kollha† and Tuarts † Leucaena leucocephala Lead Tree; White [= Acacia leucocephala; L-Albizzja; Il-Gażżija l-Popinac; Cow Albizzia lebbek auct. fl. Bajda Tamarind Melit.] It-Tabakk tas-Swar; Is-Tree Tobacco; Nicotiana glauca Siġra tat-Tabakk; It-Mustard Tree Tabakk l-Isfar Shrubby Putterlick; Pittosporum tobira Il-Pittosporum Japanese Mock Orange Ricinus communis Ir-Riġnu; Il-Ħarwija Castor Oil Tree

Is-Siġra tal-Bżar; Il-Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian Pepper Bżar Falz Vachellia karroo Il-Gażżija tax-Xewk; [= Acacia karroo; = Karroo Thorn; Sweet Ix-Xewk ta’ Kristu; L-Thorn". Acacia horrida auct. fl. Akaċja tax-Xewk Melit.] THIRD SCHEDULE (Regulations 19 and 21)

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